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Selim I the Grim, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1512-1520), the Caliph of Islam.

Selim carried the empire to the leadership of Islam by his conquest of the Middle East. On the eve of ...
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08/29/2009

Selim I the Grim, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1512-1520), the Caliph of Islam. 4

After claiming the Caliphate, Selim assumed the title Malik ul-Barreyn, wa Khakan ul-Bahrayn, wa Kasir ul-Jayshayn, wa Khadim ul-Haramayn - that is, King of the Two Lands (continents Europe and Asia), Khagan of the Two Seas (Mediterranian and Indian Seas), Conqueror of the Two Armies (European and Safavid armies), and Servant of the Two Holy Shrines (Mecca and Medina). This title alludes to his dominions in Africa and Asia (namely, Egypt, Anatolia, and much of the Fertile Crescent), his control over the Mediterranean and Black seas, his defeat of both the Mamluk and Safavid armies, and his guardianship of the shrines of Mecca and Medina.

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